Proposal:Mudflat hiking
| Mutflat Hiking | |
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| Proposal status: | Abandoned (inactive) |
| Proposed by: | Jojo4u |
| Tagging: | route=mudflat_hiking
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| Applies to: |  
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| Definition: | A mudflat hiking route. |
| Statistics: |
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| Draft started: | 2016-09-18 |
Usage
Proposal
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Mudflat hiking routes are tagged as route=mudflat_hiking on ways or as a relation. The ways of the route which leading over the mudflat (tidal flat) are not tagged with any highway=* tag. The route is mapped quite coarse since it is subject to changes over time.
In absence of other local known names the name=* is suggested to be "[word for mudflat hiking route in your language] [starting point] - [island]", e.g. "Wattweg Sahlenburg - Neuwerk" in german.
Rationale
Mudflat hiking is a recreation for experienced mudflat hikers or together with tour guides. The difficulty and experience may be comparable to alpine trails with sac_scale=demanding_alpine_hiking.
A new value for the route key (mudflat_hiking) is used because:
- Mudflat hiking route has no physical feature so there is no possibility to mark the unique dangers of mudflat hiking on the way like
sac_scale=*does. - Sub-tagging hiking routes (e.g.
route=hiking+hiking=mudflat) is not used because mudflat hiking is quite different than normal hiking with no visible trails and unique dangers.
A mudflat hiking route does not have a built path, but is merely a suggested route like route=ferry. Thus the highway=* tag is not fitting.
The possible route may change after each tide, so the route should be mapped quite coarse, again like route=ferry.
Verifiability is possible by using GPS-Traces and looking after so called 
de:Pricken / nl:Prikken which are used as markers.
Examples
Overpass Turbo for Wadden Sea in North Sea
Once deleted highway=* which where resurrected as route=mudflat_hiking:
- 430987037 430987037 Amrum
- 38135311 38135311 Föhr
- 124036909 124036909 93062220 93062220 124036910 124036910 Norderoog
- 36145353 36145353 Japsand
- 70528399 70528399 190793478 190793478 70528399 70528399 Westerheversand
- 117975289 117975289 Südfall
Currently existing highway=*
- 71399747 71399747 Süderoog
- 321980273 321980273 321980271 321980271 321980272 321980272 Neuwerk/Scharhörn
- 357431172 357431172 Tombelaine
Tagging
See Proposal section.
Related Tags
Some other tags might be considered but are not part of this proposal:
surface=*on the way for the surface of different sections (e.g. mud or sand).tidal=yeson the way for parts of the route which are affected by tide, i.e. or not on dry land.seasonal=*on the way/route for if a section/the route is not possible/forbidded during some time in the year. E.g. because of breeding animals.description=*on the way/route for additional information.survey:date=*for the last on-the-ground survey.- de:Pricken / nl:Prikken are tagged as
seamark:type=beacon_lateral+seamark:beacon_lateral:category=port/starboard+seamark:beacon_lateral:shape=perch.
Applies to
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